The Monk: The Infamous Gothic Horror Novel - Lust, Corruption, and the Supernatural (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) - Couverture rigide

Lewis, Matthew Gregory

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ISBN 10 : 1806290448 ISBN 13 : 9781806290444

Editeur : Muze Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

What if your holiest vows became the key to your own damnation?

In The Monk, Matthew Gregory Lewis delivers one of literature's most notorious tales of moral collapse and gothic terror. Revered friar Ambrosio believes himself immune to sin-until a mysterious novice unmasks herself as the deadly temptress Matilda.

Each indulgence drags him deeper: from secret liaisons to black magic, from deceit to diabolic bargain, until Heaven itself seems powerless to save him.

What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:

• A Scandalous Descent from Sanctity to Sorcery - Follow Ambrosio's journey from haloed icon to hell-bound renegade.
• Iconic Gothic Set Pieces - Haunted crypts, midnight rites, bleeding statues, and the Devil in disguise.
• Themes of Hypocrisy, Desire, and Corruption - A timeless warning about power unchecked by humility.
• A Landmark of Gothic Literature - Inspiration for Poe, Byron, and countless dark romantics.
• Streamlined, Accessible Prose - Archaic wording refined for today's reader while preserving Lewis's macabre flair.

Daring, decadent, and disturbingly modern, The Monk remains the definitive novel of lust turned lethal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Muze Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1806290448
• ISBN 13: 9781806290444
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 396
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• Personne responsable: non disponible